مرکز

See also: مركز

Pashto

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مَرْكَز (markaz).

Noun

مرکز • (markáz) m

1. center, midpoint
2. center (of power, culture etc.)
3. capital
4. center (an organization, institution)

References

• “مرکز”, in Pashto Dictionary, Peshawar, Pakistan: Pukhtoogle, 2020.
• Pashtoon, Zeeya A. (2009), “مرکز”, in Pashto–English Dictionary, Hyattsville: Dunwoody Press

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مَرْكَز (markaz).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /mar.ˈkaz/

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mäɾ.kʰáz]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mäɾ.kʰáz]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [mäɾ.kʰáz]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [mäɾ.kʰáz]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [mæɹ.kʰʲǽz]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [mäɾ.kʰáz]

Readings
Classical reading?	markaz
Dari reading?	markaz
Iranian reading?	markaz
Tajik reading?	markaz

Noun

Dari	مرکز
Iranian Persian
Tajik	марказ

مرکز • (markaz)

1. centre, center
2. heart
3. headquarters
4. capital

Related terms

• مرکزی (markazi)

Descendants

• → Hindustani:

  Hindi: मरकज़ (markaz)

  Urdu: مَرْکَز (markaz)

• → Punjabi: markaz

  Gurmukhi script: ਮਰਕਜ਼

  Shahmukhi script: مَرْکَز

• → Sindhi:

  Arabic script: مَرْڪَزُ

  Devanagari script: मर्कज़ु

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian مرکز (markaz), itself from Arabic مَرْكَز (markaz).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /məɾ.kəz/
• Rhymes: -əz
• Hyphenation: مَر‧کَز

Noun

مَرْکَز • (markaz) m (formal plural مراکز, Hindi spelling मरकज़)

1. centre, center
2. (geometry) centerpoint
3. hub
4. headquarter
5. (typography) stroke (written above the letter kāf or twice on the letter gāf)
6. (rare) capital

   Synonym: دارْاَلْحَکُومَت (dāralḥakūmat)

Declension

Declension of مرکز

	singular	plural
direct	مرکز (markaz)	مرکز (markaz)
oblique	مرکز (markaz)	مرکزوں (markazõ)
vocative	مرکز (markaz)	مرکزو (markazo)

References

• “مرکز”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “مرکز”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.